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Trail of 12 Suspects Accused of Training in Iraqi Hezbollah Camps Commences
2018-10-18
The Fourth High Criminal Court began hearing the case of 12 citizens (7 of whom are not arrested) accused of receiving training in the Iraqi Hezbollah camps.
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Case of Murderer of Bin Shida Mosque Imam Postponed to October 31
2018-10-16
Muharraq Chief Prosecutor said the High Criminal Court completed on Monday (October 15, 2018) hearing the case of killing Bin Shida Mosque Imam which was referred by the Public Prosecution on charges of premeditated murder, concealing crime-related evidences and hiding the victim's body and violating its sanctity.
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Trial of Businessman Accused of Fraud and Running out of Bahrain Using His Brother’s ID Commences
2018-10-15
A Bahraini businessman convicted in a fraud case could run away to Saudi Arabia and then emirates using his brother’s ID. When the incident was discovered and it was known that he left the country using his brother’s ID, a notice was circulated and he was arrest through the Interpol in Emirates and was returned to Bahrain.
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Protestor Receives 3-Year Jail Term over Putting “NIDO” Can on Street
2018-10-15
The First High appeals Criminal Court rejected the appeals of a youth (21 years old) convicted of putting a hoax bomb on public street in Jid Ali area.
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Gulf National Sentenced to One Year in Jail over Attacking Policeman
2018-10-14
The First High Criminal Court sentenced a Gulf national (33 years) to one year in jail over attacking a policeman. The Court indicated in its merits that it treated the accused with a measure of clemency within the limits of Article 72 of the Penal Code.
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Private School Principal Referred to Trial over Case of Selling Rotten Food to Students
2018-10-12
Chief Prosecutor of Ministries and Public Bodies said the Public Prosecution had launched an investigation into a notice by the Public Health Directorate concerning food poisoning of a number of students at a private school after eating food from the school canteen. Laboratory examination and test results of food samples showed contamination of the foodstuff.
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Haj Majid “Sumoud” Sentenced to 6 Months in Jail over Assembly Charge
2018-10-12
Bahrain’s minor criminal court sentenced on Wednesday (October 10, 2018) Haj Majid Abdullah, known as "Haj Sumoud" to 6 months in jail over assembly charge in 2015, i.e. 3 year earlier.
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Trial of 14 Defendants Accused of Joining “14 February Coalition” Adjoined until Oct. 22 to Summon Attesting witnesses
2018-10-11
A new suspect in case of establishing a group affiliated with “14 February Coalition” denied the charge of joining the group.
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Diraz Sit-in Defendants’ Trial Adjourned until October 29
2018-10-10
The First High Criminal Court in Bahrain adjourned the trial of 171 defendants, accused of involvement in an open sit-in outside the home of the spiritual leader of the Shiite majority in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, in what has become known as the "Diraz Raid."
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Court Commutes Sentence of Drunk Gulf Citizen who Used Gun in Quarrel to 1 Year
2018-10-10
Bahrain’s High Criminal Court accepted the objection of a Gulf national accused of using gun in a quarrel in one of Manama’s hotels while he was drunk. The court sentenced him to one year in jail instead of 5.
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Court Upholds 3-Year Prison Sentence over Assembly in Sitra
2018-10-10
The first High Criminal Court of Appeal in Bahrain upheld three years' imprisonment for a defendant charged with assembling and and having possession of Molotov cocktails in Sitra.
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3-Year Jail Term to Suspect Accused of Hiding Wanted Suspects over Political Case
2018-10-09
Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court sentenced two citizens (33 and 26 years old) to 3 years in jail. It convicted the first one of hiding and harboring the second suspect for about 2 years, noting that the second suspect is wanted over political case and is sentenced to 14 years in prison over two cases.
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Appeal Court: 26 Lawyers Appointed for Some Defendants in "Zulfiqar Brigades" Case
2018-10-09
The Bahraini High Court of Appeal decided to appoint 26 lawyers for the same number of defendants in the Zulfiqar Brigades case, with the case adjourned to October 26, 2018.
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Lawyers Criticize Judicial Proceedings, Demand Specialized Police to Implement Verdicts
2018-08-12
Lawyers criticized the work mechanisms of court in Bahrain, indicating that the judicial proceedings are slow and complicated.